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 Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:59 am Post subject: Question about a cat bite. |
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Yesterday my cat bit me on the hand. It is a very small scratch type wound that is only a few cm's long, not very deep between my pointer and middle finger. Nothing I would normally be worried about however yesterday I started getting some numbness in my pinky finger and outer part of my hand, I took DD for a long walk and a play at the park so I thought I just tweaked it. Last night the numbness started going up my arm and this morning it spread into my back shoulder area.
The area of the bite isn't swollen or anything so I'm wondering if this is an infection of just some weird happenings from tweaking a nerve at the park. Should I see a Dr.? God I hate going to the Dr.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 11:04 am Post subject: |
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I would go in. Cat bites and or scratches can be serious whether or not they are deep.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 11:08 am Post subject: |
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I would definitely go in.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 11:28 am Post subject: |
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I've learned that cats are actually very dirty critters. I'd go in. Even if it's just something tweaked, I've heard of things like that being let go 'in hopes that it'd get better' which actually caused more serious, longer lasting damage.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Becky wrote: | | I would go in. Cat bites and or scratches can be serious whether or not they are deep. |
This! When I worked in the hospital we had a lot of people who ended up in there for days from cat bites. They are very dirty and almost always get infected.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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Yep, check it out Cat Scratch Fever is a real thing  Their bite is like a needle going in along with all their germs and everything on your skin. My sister was *this* close to having her small bite opened up and the bone scraped but the pump iv antibiotics finally worked... from a small puncture from her cat's tooth.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Beneath the Rowan Tree wrote: | | Yep, check it out Cat Scratch Fever is a real thing Their bite is like a needle going in along with all their germs and everything on your skin. My sister was *this* close to having her small bite opened up and the bone scraped but the pump iv antibiotics finally worked... from a small puncture from her cat's tooth. |
Yes, I was running out the door when I posted, but that is exactly why I said to do in. I had a friend who got cat scratch fever from a little scratch. It is serious and progresses quickly.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the advice! I just got back from the hossy with a script for antibiotics, he says that my lymph nodes are swelling from the infection traveling up my arm and they are pressing the nerves. Darn cat is snuggled up in my lap as I write this, he knows he's on the poop list now.
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OMgoodness Genvieve! How scary. I am so glad you went to the doctor and caught this early!
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| Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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Glad you went in and got it taken care of right away! Hope you feel better quickly!
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